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Oh, Mr. President, you really crack me up. What a comedian. Wait! What's that? Oh, damn.... you can't be serious....or can you? -sm

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From Wired's "Threat Level:"

At a press briefing this morning that touched on issues like the White House's extrajudicial wiretapping program and torture policies, the president was asked a question about Vladimir Putin's plan to hold on to power when his term as Russian president runs out.

Reporter: Mr. President, following up on Vladimir Putin for a moment, he said recently that next year, when he has to step down according to the constitution, as the president, he may become prime minister; in effect keeping power and dashing any hopes for a genuine democratic transition there ...

Bush: I've been planning that myself.

Ahahahahaha. That's funny. It's a great comedian who can give voice to what everyone else is just thinking.

Read the full story on Wired's "Threat Level"

See also the section on the powers of a President during a period of declared emergency in "A Constant State of Emergency" (and realize that President Bush currently has us under several 'states of emergency.'

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